Category Archives: Canada
Transportation Safety Board says lack of de-icing at remote airports poses risk
SASKATOON - The Transportation Safety Board says people using remote, northern airports are at substantial and unnecessary risk because of a lack of proper equipment for de-icing planes. The board rea...
Dec 14, 2018
Absolute discharge for B.C. man who is also accused of assaulting sex workers
VERNON, B.C. - The Crown says a man who faces a series of charges including alleged assaults of sex workers has been given an absolute discharge in a separate allegation against him by a judge in Vern...
Dec 13, 2018
Scheer blames Trudeau's 'naive approach' to China for Huawei crisis
OTTAWA - The dilemma Canada finds itself in over its arrest of top Chinese business executive Meng Wanzhou is a result of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “naive approach” to China, C...
Dec 13, 2018
Police across Canada probe bomb threats as U.S. authorities dismiss 'hoax'
TORONTO - Police forces in cities across Canada investigated multiple bomb threats on Thursday as authorities in the U.S. said similar threats sent to dozens of locations appeared to be a hoax. Police...
Dec 13, 2018
Quebec theatre incensed by $500 fine for fake cigarette smoked by actor
MONTREAL - Health inspectors who showed up at a recent Quebec City theatrical production took no issue with the actor centre stage in a giant penis costume. But after watching another actor light up a...
Dec 13, 2018
Vancouver says court decision allows it to close illegal pot shops
Vancouver says a court decision has reaffirmed the city’s authority to shut down illegal marijuana dispensaries. In a news release, the city says the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision to order...
Dec 13, 2018
B.C. man, companies face 38 charges alleging harm to chickens
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has laid 38 charges against a man from Chilliwack, B.C., and two companies over allegations of undue suffering to chickens. The agency alleges that Dwayne ...
Dec 13, 2018
Carbon pricing is most efficient way to cut emissions, Canadian Chamber says
OTTAWA - Canada’s largest business group has endorsed a carbon tax as the most efficient way for the country to cut greenhouse gas emissions. In a report released Thursday, the Canadian Chamber ...
Dec 13, 2018
Ontario city settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logos
TORONTO - Indigenous-themed mascots, names, imagery and symbols used by non-aboriginal sports teams will be removed from arenas and other facilities in Mississauga, Ont., under a mediated settlement b...
Dec 13, 2018
Drones, wood chips and beet brine now part of cities' arsenal in war on winter
MONTREAL - Keeping Canadian city streets clear in winter has been a source of aggravation since the days when work details shovelled snow into horse-drawn sleds. But as the coldest months of the year ...
Dec 13, 2018